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Star Trek Beyond movie review: future positive (but it won’t come easily)

Thu, Jul 21, 2016
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Intense action; smart, funny nods to its roots while moving in a new direction; and explicit confrontation of a problem always at the heart of Star Trek.

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my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

Mon, Mar 03, 2014
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Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Sep 07-13 2013

Sun, Sep 15, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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things wot we learned from the 2013 summer movies

Fri, Aug 30, 2013
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Have you been paying attention to what the movies have been saying — what the movies have really been saying — all summer? Here’s a refresher.

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the screenwriting bible that is to blame for the tedious blandness of blockbusters

Sat, Jul 20, 2013
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When I look at my watch during a movie, it’s because I’m checking to see if my guess about where in the runtime we are coincides with what just happened onscreen. This book is what makes that possible.

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“Benedict Cumberbatch: Here’s how Sherlock survived his fall”

Thu, Jul 18, 2013
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Spoiler: It’s not really a spoiler. But it does involve a small stuffed monkey. Naturally.

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most popular posts on FlickFilosopher week of May 25-31 2013

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Sun, May 26, 2013
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oh, for pete’s sake, Paramount

Mon, May 20, 2013
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We are close to the day when even blockbusters are available on demand the same day they open in cinemas.

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most popular posts on FlickFilosopher week of May 11-17 2013

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